The dearbookian # 20040617 Who murdered Wrox by Gigix
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Originally transferred from: Transparent Thinking http://gigix.blogdriver.com/diary/gigix/index.html Time to return to March 17, 2003, this is an important day in the history of Wrox eleven years. Due to the bankruptcy of the Parent Company Peer Information, this publishing house with "programmers wrote to programmakers" was once on the verge of desperation, and even issued a public letter to notify the author to suspend writing plans in his hands. However, the failure of capital operations cannot cover the quality of Wrox, and another famous old publisher John Wiley quickly acquired the Wrox Press and Wrox.com website, Wrox's "Red Book" and returned. However, in this special market in China, "Red Book" is far from so lucky - in most Chinese readers, Wrox's red book represents the content of the floral mix (usually the number of people on the cover is inversely), translation is unbearable Entry (even "a few" star translators "). Also is the famous publishing house in the IT circle, "Moon Myth", "Reconstruction", "Design Mode", "Extreme Programming Series", "C Large" ... These ear familiar title makes us awe with Addison-Wesley Visiting; "people", "deadline", "Winberge Classic Translation" Let Dorset have also become a common visit to the Chinese Reader's bookshelf. And what about WROX? In the face of 4 shelves on the New China bookstore, is there anything that can make readers come here? Where is it fear that a copy can make readers satisfied? In the Chinese market, in the hearts of Chinese readers, Wrox is actually dead, and it is difficult to see. So, as the old reader of the red book, I want to ask: Who is murdering Wrox? Who let this excellent publishing house is so embarrassed here in Chinese readers? Soon, I found several cases - in this planned murder case, they played the most important role, their cooperation pushed WROX to the road. Investment 1: Congbo Studio is earlier than two years ago, one editor of Tsinghua University Press has handed me a "C # programming" (C # Programming) to me, invite me to comment - At that time C # It is hot new topic. But I finally didn't write the book review, the book didn't return to this enthusiastic editor, because I used the red pen to hook more than 100 in its last 20 pages, I didn't seem to forgive. Error, I can't bear to make my friend so embarrassed. The content of the book has already been cleared by "memory", but it makes me remember a name: Kang Bo. Readers who are unknown, think that "Kang Bo" is a pen name, wrong, this is a united and efficient translation team. In the "Chinese Reading News" 2001, a "Studio: In the China Computer Book Market, is it? "Mr. Cao Kang, who had mentioned the Kangbo student, Mr. Cao Kang, Mr. Cao, said helplessly:" At present, there are very few studios to be able to invest in large investment, longitudinally, all in low-end computer book market vicious competition, Histed a large number of books selection. "But his Kangbo studio is clearly not willing to entangle in the low-end market. From 2001 to 2003, they translated 29 Wrox books (according to China-Pub statistics) - It is well known that Wrox works are known for professional readers. Although there is no professional translator and editorial team, Kangbo studio still provokes the burden of translation of 29 .NET professional work, effectively murdering the image of Wrox in the minds of .NET developers, not afraging dangerous, uncomfortable spirit It is really admirable. Investment 2: Qiu Zhongpan, Wei Hain Ping actively participated in the murder of Wrox, not only there is a hero group such as Kangbo Studio, but also many star translators, Mr. Qiu and Ms. Wei are the leader.
The reason why chooses these two as a representative, but also because they translated the work in the Java field, and I happens to be a Java person, more familiar with their work. In China IT book market, Mr. Qiu Zhong Pan is definitely a phenomenon worthy of attention. Only in China-Pub, there is a lot of 68 (translation), and the content coverage is widely tongue: from graphic image to network hardware, from C to UML, from MCSE to J2EE, Mr. Qiu seems to be omnipotent. Lenovo as a professor of Xiamen University, the identity of the Nine Three Society, is not difficult to guess these books are named by him, let the students under his hand - if he completes so many translations, I am afraid it is true It is necessary to latenate. There is no countless readers pointed out that Mr. Qiu is an unclear for IT new technologies. A senior for a school that has already made a name is still challenged from self-exploration, I will wait for the late school to dare to look! Unlike Mr. Qiu, Ms. Wei should be a professionalistic postgraduate - Mr. Mr. Mr. Moi, who is often traded with her is her mentor? If Mr. Qiu's translation is the ability, then Ms. Wei's work is purely attitude. I have been fortunate to read the translation of Ms. Wei, "Java SOAP Programming Guide", writing writing and technology, and there is also a place with a strange translation, although not enough, at least a qualified translation. But I don't know why, "J2EE Design Development Program Guide", she suddenly became a foreman: technical vocabulary frequently translated, a few key points, the meaning of the translation, the words, the words, the words, " The translation is natural and not seeing. The same works in the J2EE field, which can not be such a Tianyuan, don't you have a tightness? On the fair, in this murder case, Ms. Wei's play may be just a small role. But from personal feelings, I am especially an "attitude issue" person - the ability issue may also be more tolerant. What is happening in her hand is my favorite Expert One-to-One J2EE Design and Development, so she became the star translator of my heart. Reventer 3: Tsinghua University Publishing Society Chemical, Electronic Industry Press, Dadia, even if there is a big man, what they can do, but what they can do is "spot". And the two companies here will fight the Wrox's red book, so that this case is upgraded to a big massacre. In the murder of Wrox, they calculated the behind-the-scenes planners and directors, and they were grateful. It is not difficult to see from the name, the cultural room and the Kangbo studio have thousands of tensile contacts. With the famous "Tsinghua University Press," the Fifth Division of the Tsinghua University Press, Chemland Kang has covered all the works in .NET, so that the Kang Bo studio has a space of talents. My Dia company not only monopolizes Wrox's work in Java, but also people don't want to achieve the great achievements of Mr. Qiu Zhong Pan - Mr. Qiu Hercheng in the 68 works of China-Pub, only 7 from machinery Industrial Press, the remaining 61 Lai Mei Diya Company Yu Chengcheng. According to China-Pub statistics, there are 157 in Wrox books. In its introduction of 105, Medica Company introduced 26, only 1/6 of the fish. In the case of such a system, the comprehensive carpet bomb, Wrox is not difficult to die. As a professional book publishing company, these two seem to have only the ability to buy copyrights, I haven't thought about hoarding the copyright.
